Reviews

The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen

matritense's review against another edition

Bored.

anne_marie_samp's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

sharonsueg's review against another edition

Not interesting. 

kelliexmurtha's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

smakicc's review against another edition

sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I slogged through over 400 pages of this book and ultimately decided that I didn't want to finish it. I love Franzen's use of language, which is incisive and insightful, colorful and creative. But the characters in this book were utterly unrelatable and depressing. The plot moved at a glacial pace. I thought his book Freedom better captured the uniqueness of his writing with a more interesting storyline, albeit still with a rather uninspiring family saga. I have Crossroads in my to-read pile, but it's definitely going down towards the bottom after reading The Corrections. 

sneezypenguin's review

dark emotional funny sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

emilyyyanders's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

niestein's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

navgarcha's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

lakmus's review against another edition

4.0

Well that was a wild fucking ride